Police arrested Aofangutukau Fatafehi Finau Langi at a home in Kaleen about 2.30am on Wednesday, and brought the 31-year-old before the ACT Magistrates Court later in the day.
His case was adjourned until Friday, when he is expected to apply for bail. Mr Langi is charged with nine offences including committing an act endangering life by discharging a firearm at another person, with the alleged victim named in court as Alexander Victor Miller.
Miller is a former Canberra Comanchero who patched over to the Nomads, and who has been described in court as that club’s ACT sergeant-at-arms. The other charges Mr Langi is facing include aggravated burglary, arson, participating in a criminal group, and committing an act endangering life.
The charges relate to an alleged incident, which included a fire, at a house on Chirnside Place in Kambah on November 21 last year. Charges read to Mr Langi by Magistrate Beth Campbell say the property in question belongs to Wayne Clark.
Clark is a former southside Rebels stalwart whose son Michael defected to the Nomads in 2016 and became president when that club set up its ACT chapter.
Detective Acting Superintendent Matthew Reynolds told media on Wednesday that police were seeking information on a silver Mazda 626 that was believed to be linked to the November incident. He said the charging of Mr Langi was “quite a testament to ACT Policing”, after a complex investigation.
“On many of these occasions [involving outlaw motorcycle gangs], the victims and the offenders do not cooperate with police,” Detective Acting Superintendent Reynolds said.
There have been several recent incidents linked to bikies in the capital. They include a man being shot in the arm in Gordon on Monday last week, and gunshots being fired into a house that was also set on fire in Kambah last Thursday.
“We don’t believe there’s an escalation in outlaw motorcycle gang violence, however there have been a number of incidents,” Detective Acting Superintendent Reynolds said.
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Source: The Canberra Times